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Stephen Colbert Talks Post-Super Bowl 'Late Show' With 'CBS This Morning'

NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) - As the host of the first late night series to air after the Super Bowl, Stephen Colbert and his team are gearing up for a special live edition of "The Late Show" this Sunday.

Among his star-studded line-up of guests are Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Key & Peele, Margot Robbie and Megyn Kelly -- "the only person on the planet who scares Donald Trump," according to Colbert.

"It's our Trump repellent," Colbert joked Thursday on "CBS This Morning."

Colbert, who rose to fame first as a correspondent for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" then as host for his Emmy-winning show, "The Colbert Report," said a lot of the show will be dedicated to talking about Super Bowl 50, but it will also depend on what his guests want to discuss.

"The game ends and 20 minutes later we do the show, so we've got 20 minutes to write an hour show, Gayle. Can it be done? They said it couldn't be done," Colbert said.

But his team did run a trial, Colbert shared, and "it seems to be possible to do."

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